[henrystyle]

Does anyone know why calcium reactors tend to raise the tanks PH level?

My tank is reading 8.6 PH. When the lights go out it starts to come down.
Whats that about?

[mray]

Calcium reactors never raise pH, it only lowers it.

[DrGonzo]

Where was your PH at before you started using the reactor?

[ZANYMASTER]

Best to buffer it.

[ClosetFishGeek]

If anything my reactor brought my ph down.

[henrystyle]

My ph level was perfect at 8.3. Now it is creeping up. Yesterday it was 8.6..
8.6 good? Anything to worry about?

[pecan2phat]

8.5 is ideal so I wouldn't worry too much about 8.6
I doubt if it'll stay that high after a month or so. You should test your alkalinity and calcium levels to make sure you have the reactor tuned to the parameters that your tank requires.

[henrystyle]

Found this on the net.
http://www.thereeftank.com/forums/f6...att-20300.html
Gonna raise my CO2 bubble rate to set my effluent ph at about 6.5-6.8. Then I'm going to lower the effluent drip rate and see if that corrects the problem.
I think I caused an acidic condition within the reactor causing the high PH swings. Right now my effluent ph is about 7.1. I was trying to adjust my Alk and Cal levels down a little bit, but I think I went about it the wrong way causing another problem.

[Bob 1000]

Your effluent can't be where it needs to be to produce the amount of alkalinty your tank needs try lowering it..

[henrystyle]

Now that I think about it, this all started when I lowered my CO2 bubble rate.....makes sense...
http://www.advancedaquarist.com/issu...e2002/chem.htm